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Forecast issued at 4:22 pm EST on Thursday 21 February 2019.
Weather Situation
Tropical cyclone Oma lies in the central Coral Sea and is expected to move southwestwards over the next few days, before possibly taking a more westerly or northwesterly track. This system will lead to a significant increase in seas and swells over southern Queensland waters mid to late this week, initially leading to dangerous surf conditions and abnormally high tides with possible beach erosion south of about Fraser Island in the next day or two, followed by the possibility of increasing winds and rainfall about the southeast over the weekend. Oma could also lead to gales and damaging wind gusts developing about the southern coast from Friday, with possible heavy falls from Saturday. A surface trough over the eastern interior will move gradually northeastwards over the next few days triggering the slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the interior. A high pressure system will move slowly eastwards across the Great Australian Bight over the next few days, extending a ridge and dry airmass into western Queensland. Maximum temperatures will ease in the next day or so particularly about the southeast as cloud cover increases.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
Clear. Winds southerly 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening.
Friday 22 February
Sunny. Winds southerly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Fire Danger - High
Sun protection 8:50am to 4:50pm, UV Index predicted to reach 14 [Extreme]
7 day Town Forecasts
| Precis Icon | Location | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mount Isa | 22 | 39 |
Saturday 23 February
Hot and mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the southeast, near zero chance elsewhere. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the middle of the day then becoming northeast to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching around 40.
Sunday 24 February
Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Monday 25 February
Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Mt Isa. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Friday.
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